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Monday, March 7, 2011

Five Spice Powder Seared Ahi Tuna and Wasabi Dressing Salad

3.8.11

Thank you for all the support with the accident I had! I'm feeling much better and am able to do more stuff but still have to take it easy.

I also would like to shout out my interview with Nancy at Spicie Foodie on her favorite foodie series. Please hop out to her blog and check it out. It's no harm to get to know me better right? (tee hee). I want to thank you Nancy for the opportunity, motivation, and friendship.

As it's not convenient for me to cook and take pictures, I will use the old dish I made on Valentine's day this year and haven't got a chance to share. I had been wanting to get my hands on seared tuna. Luckily, on V-day at my favorite grocery store they had fresh Ahi tuna. When you make seared seafood, you need to make sure you get a fresh piece. You will be eating partially raw fish! Make sure you shop at a trustworthy place for your seafood.

Five Spice powder is inspired by Lazaro's dish he made. I added it to black pepper and salt for the rub. Wasabi dressing went beautifully with the tuna. The tangy came from lime juice and rice vinegar and the mustard flavor from wasabi. This is a healthy meal and fast on weekdays. Plus, it's a bomb on our menu list now!

When the oil and pan is hot, place the fish on the skillet. This will take only a few mins because we only sear the fish. When it starts to cook, flip to the other side. Don't over cook it. We need the middle to be raw. Set aside and cover with foil.

Dressing:

Mix everything together and whisk well. Correct to taste. Feel free to add more of honey, lime juice, or soy sauce to suite your taste.

Sprinkle the dressing on spring mix green and any kind of green you like. I added sliced cucumber and radish. I also put croutons on the salad too.

Assemble:

Slice the seared tuna carefully (so you will have beautiful pieces on your plate); using a sharp knife.

Arrange salad on your plate and top with sliced tuna. Sprinkle dressing on top.

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Hey Tanantha, this is just how I like my tuna cooked,,yum, it looks perfect to me and with the salad even better.I hope you are feeling better, sorry about your accident;-(Your interview was great at Nancy's. The photos of your food look delicious and so you!Take care of yourself this week;-)

Oh wow, this looks amazing! I think the first time I had the tuna and wasabi combination was the summer after I graduated high school and my parents took us to the Cape. I had a sandwich in Provincetown I'll never forget. Thanks for the memories.

T - glad to hear you're feeling better. I take it you're feeling a lot better since you're able to type now! ;] Still sucks though, that must have been so painful. I'm lucky that I've never gotten seriously injured snowboarding - yet. I try to be careful though.

This ahi looks good! You seared it perfectly. I made seared ahi once - it was ok but could have been cooked a little less.

I wanted to leave a comment on your last post, but I guess you turned off your comments for that post. I kept checking back to make sure it wasn't by mistake. Then I tried looking for you on twitter, but couldn't find you. Anyways, I just wanted to say I feel so bad for you and I hope you have a quick and painless recovery. You looked so cute in the last picture (on the last post), but too bad it had to be with a cast on :(. Hope you are doing much better.

Your tuna salad is gorgeous. I've never tried tuna with 5 spice powder before, what a great choice of ingredient. Your tuna is seared perfectly - just beautiful. Well done on the plating. Heading over to Nancy's blog now. Have a great week, and take good care!

Hi Tanantha, I'm glad that you are doing better :) Tis seared tuna is one of the best and most delicious tuna recipes I have ever seen. I love both five spice and wasabi and together with the tuna the must have been amazing.

(Thanks for allowing me to interview, and to get to know you more:) hugs)

Hey Tanantha! I hope your elbow is feeling much better - I can't believe you're posting with a sprain! You are one tough cookie!

I'm a big fan of seared ahi tuna, although I've never tried it with 5 spice powder. What a great idea! With the wasabi, I'll bet it makes a delicious dish with bold flavors that would wake me right up :)

Oh I am so glad that you are feeling better. My thoughts are with you as you continue to heal! And this tuna? So tasty! Thank you for sharing this delicious meal. I hope you have a beautiful weekend. Thanks for getting mine off to a great start!

Yum, Tanantha! That salad is so beautiful. It really is tempting, as your tuna looks perfectly seared. I love that...Glad your'e feeling better btw. Oh, and I wanted to tell you that I saw your interview over at Nancy's, and I totally agree with you about the comment thing (smile but seriously).